Ugh, that sucks, and seems like a distracted driver waiting to happen

From what I understand that has more to do with the amount of money they are putting into R&D, not cost of materials for each vehicle. Media has been spinning it, but it is not a 1:1 thing

They are likely using LFP batteries instead of ones that take some of the more expensive minerals like cobalt. That is a huge part of the cost of EVs, and LFPs should help keep the price down

Wait, they took out the toggles? That is a ton of the personality of the Mini

Meh, not that weird. It’s marketing BS. Just trying to inflate their value (or deflate others) by saying, “Pfft, we can do it too”

That’s not how mortgages work. You own the house, the bank owns the loan.

I did. That is the one thing the article said without citing a source. It is a common anti-EV talking point and like the person you responded to said, it has been debunked. On top of that, most of the time the environmental impact of transporting and refining oil are not taken into account.

https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/driving-cleaner-report.pdf

It’s kind of a shame, because overall I agree with the point of the article. Increasing the ability to use bikes and improving public transit are way more efficient, but EVs are a good option in areas where those are not currently viable.

Are EVs perfect? Hell no. Should we throw the baby out with the bathwater, though? Battery technology is getting better. Batteries that don’t use high impact resources like cobalt are becoming viable.

Sorry for a bit of a rant, but sentiments like this are hampering progress

Mmmhmmm. And Microsoft

They tend to be concentrated in my experience. Big tech hubs have a higher concentration. I see a lot of them around Seattle for example.

Not much as far as I can tell. Seems to be sov-cit ideas but wrapped in leftist buzzwords

Why the hate for beehaw?

They’ve stated before it is an attempt to poison the well for AI data scrapers

Terminology aside, that is the same in the US, but here there is often a monetary fee/deposit. I got “bond” from the article itself, though

Unless it is different in England, released on bond is not freed. It is you don’t have to stay in jail, but you still have to show up for court and can be punished for leaving the area

Congrats!

Mention yes, not really address though. More like dismiss out of hand

Edit: And uses it in several other posts. Seems like someone just trying to make an excuse for it. Big, “It was just a joke” vibes

Fortunately that is becoming less common. If you don’t know about it (or your friends don’t), check out https://www.plugshare.com/

You can filter by charger type and see if a station is operational. Super helpful tool

Oh for sure, but 2 hub motors, a battery, a BMS, the disc brakes, and the handcart itself are probably going to run almost as much or more than as a full e-bike with a trailer. That does not include the time and knowledge to assemble it. Great tool, and great for some parts of the world. Just not a universal solution

Yeah, I live in Seattle. This would not work here as built. Disc brakes and an electric motor for hills would probably be a minimum requirement. That adds a lot of expense and engineering, and also means an e-bike and trailer are probably cheaper.

This becoming true again because of waves hand at everything going on but trend wise this has not been true for the last few years. It is also not true outside the US.